**Reserved for KMD** No. 2898 Lover's Eye Painting on a Peach Luster Plate
A Lover's Eye oil painting on a vintage porcelain saucer with peach luster glaze raised gold gilt dots and foliate details, measuring 5.5"; paired with a frame from a 19th-century wallpaper of an equestrian hunt scene through a woodland landscape. The plate measures 5.5"; the frame measures 8.25" x 8.25".
THE HISTORY: Lover's Eyes were a jewelry trend c.1785-1830 of brooches set with tiny watercolor portraits on ivory. Since they were cropped to eyes, they were in many ways more direct and intimate than traditional miniature portraits; but also because they were just eyes, they were often used as daring public testimonies of clandestine love affairs with mystery lovers.
THE CHINA: Many of my Lover's Eyes are set in antique saucers and dishes which not only work as unexpected frames but add a layer of historical narrative on top of the origin story. Each piece has a unique blend, so that some are more romantic, some more exotic, and some more otherworldly.
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